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As I have just got a new job, I won’t have enough time to keep on writing on my blog. It has been a good journey (almost 3 years), and a great pleasure for me to keep you informed about the French charts every week.

I would like to thank you all, my faithful and the occasional readers. Take care. 🙂

It’s a third consecutive week at the top of the French albums chart for Francis Cabrel, his In Extremis sold 24,686 copies last week (-39%) for a total of 174,236 so far. Chambre 12 is also a non-mover at number two for Louane (18,489 sales / -13%). The LP has sold around 271,600 copies in its eleven weeks on the chart (all of them in the top two).

There is no change at three for Kendji Girac‘s self-titled album in its 36th week inside the ten best-sellers (12,446 sales / -31%). Frank Michael gets his highest-charting LP, as Toi, L’Amour Et Moi is this week’s biggest new entry at number four (8,000 sales). Both Les Couleurs De Ma Vie (in November 2006) and Quelques Mots D’Amour (in June 2013) peaked at six.

Grégoire‘s Poésies De Notre Enfance debuts at number five with 7,624 copies sold. This concept album is based on poems from La Fontaine, Prévert and Verhaeren among others. It’s Grégoire‘s fourth top 10 LP, after Toi + Moi (Number One for two weeks in July and August 2009), Le Même Soleil (Number One for one week in November 2010), and Les Roses De Mon Silence (number two in September 2013).

In its second week on the chart, the compilation Top 50 – 30 Ans (100 Tubes) Vol. 2 moves down two places at six (7,000 sales / -36%). Another one, NRJ Hit List 2015 also falls two at number seven in its second week inside the top 10. Christine And The Queens slips one place at eight with Chaleur Humaine in her 21st week inside the ten best-sellers (5,565 sales / -16%).

Stars 80 – La Compilation climbs two at number nine in its 24th week in the top 250 (5,000 sales / +14%). The album is still at mid-price : Stromae‘s Racine Carrée is up six places at ten in its 91st week on the chart (4,334 sales / +14%). The album spent 26 weeks at Number One from August 2013 to July 2014.

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. After 38 non-consecutive weeks inside the ten best-selling LPs, Black M slips one at number eleven with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde. Soprano‘s Cosmopolitanie moves down four places at 13 in its 31st week on the chart. Encores falls 13 at number 21 for Charles Aznavour in its second week inside the top 250. Last week’s new entry at six, Mac Tyer is down to number 32 with Je Suis Une Légende.

In its 43rd week on the chart, Fréro Delavega‘s eponymous album jumps from 21 to number 15. Eros Ramazzotti is new at 16 with Perfetto (3,000 sales). The new LP is his first top 20 album since 2009 when Ali E Radici reached number five in May. The Avener moves up nine places at 20 with The Wanderings Of The Avener in his 17th week inside the 250 best-sellers.

Bush opens at number 29 for Snoop Dogg (2,000 sales). Ego Trippin’ was his last top 30 LP in France, it peaked at 19 in March 2008. Lisa Angell‘s self-titled album is a new entry at number 46. Her last LP Frou-Frou was at 28 in May 2014. She will represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with the song “N’Oubliez Pas”.

As her debut album Fearless is released this week, 17-year-old Marina Kaye (her real name : Marina Dalmas) moves up four places to the top of the French singles chart with “Homeless” in her seventh week inside the top 10 (6,503 sales / +67%). She was the winner of the TV show “La France A Un Incroyable Talent” in 2011. After eight consecutive weeks at Number One, OMI‘s “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)” is down to two in its tenth week inside the ten best-sellers (around 6,500 sales / -11%). In its eighth week in the top 10, “Lean On” also slips one place at number three for Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake & MØ (5,400 sales / -12%).

Maître Gims stays at four with “Est-Ce Que Tu M’Aimes ?” in his third week inside the top 10 (4,400 sales / -2%). “See You Again” moves down two places at five for Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth in its sixth week inside the ten best-selling songs (4,200 sales / -9%). “Goodbye” is a non-mover at number six for Feder featuring Lyse in its third week in the top 10 (3,900 sales / +15%).

Alonzo gets this week’s highest new entry at seven with “Normal” (3,400 sales). It’s his second top 10 hit, after “Même Tarif” (featuring Booba) which reached number eight last November. In its fourth week inside the top 10, Louane‘s “Jour 1” falls one place at eight. “Firestone” climbs one at number nine for Kygo featuring Conrad in its fifth week inside the ten best-sellers. In its tenth week on the chart, “Want To Want Me” gives Jason Derulo his fourth top 10 hit in France as the song jumps from twelve to number ten (2,600 sales).

Two songs drop out of the top 10 this week. After five consecutive weeks inside the ten best-selling songs, Zara Larsson‘s “Uncover” is down six places at 14. Kendji Girac falls seven at number 16 with “Conmigo” in his ninth week on the chart. The song peaked at seven two weeks ago.

In its 14th week in the top 200, “Hey Mama” moves up four places at eleven for David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj & Afrojack. “Just Married” debuts at number twelve for Pagadixx (2,400 sales). “Le Chant Des Sirènes” gives Fréro Delavega their highest-charting song, as it climbs eight places at 13 in its eighth week on the chart. It’s their second top 20 hit, “Sweet Darling” was number 18 in May 2014.

Maroon 5‘s “Sugar” is up five at number 24 in its 18th week inside the top 200. It peaked at 15 in March. “Castle In The Snow” (with Kadebostany) gives The Avener his third top 30 hit, as it jumps from 54 to number 25 in its 12th week on the chart. DJ Kayz is new at 30 with “Mariage Dérangé”, the song is his first top 30 hit.

In her 14th week inside the 200 best-sellers, Madilyn Bailey moves up 14 places at 31 with “Titanium”. It’s also up 14 at number 34 for Nekfeu with “On Verra” in his third week on the chart. “Sablier” opens at 36 for Lacrim. It’s not a great second week on the chart for Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea, their “Pretty Girls” falls a massive 80 places at 105 (400 sales / -75%)…

OMI still rules the French singles chart for the eighth consecutive week with “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)” in his ninth week inside the top 10 (7,300 sales / -10%). “Lean On” remains the “unlucky” number two for Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake & MØ in its seventh week inside the ten best-sellers (6,100 sales / -5%). After five non-consecutive weeks at two, will the song finally reach the top spot ? Place your bets.

In its fifth week in the top 10, “See You Again” is back up one place at three for Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (4,600 sales / -12%). Maître Gims slips one at number four with “Est-Ce Que Tu M’Aimes ?” in his second week on the chart (4,500 sales / -17%). Marina Kaye‘s “Homeless” stays at five in its sixth week inside the top 10 (3,900 sales / -9%). She won the TV show “La France A Un Incroyable Talent” in 2011 when she was only 13.

“Goodbye” climbs four at number six for Feder featuring Lyse in its second week inside the ten best-selling songs (3,400 sales / +17%). Louane moves down one place at seven with “Jour 1” in her third week in the top 10 (3,300 sales / -8%). It’s up one at number eight for Zara Larsson with “Uncover” in her fifth week inside the top 10 (2,800 sales / -7%). Kendji Girac falls two places at nine with “Conmigo” in his fourth week inside the ten best-sellers (2,700 sales / -13%). “Firestone” moves back up one at number ten to spend a fourth week in the top 10 for Kygo featuring Conrad.

One song drops out of the top 10 this week. After 13 consecutive weeks inside the top 10, Louane‘s “Avenir” is down three places at eleven. The song was Number One for two weeks in March.

In his ninth week on the chart, Jason Derulo jumps from 15 to number twelve with “Want To Want Me”. Will it be his fourth top 10 hit in France next week ? Stay tuned. “Hey Mama” moves up six places at 15 for David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj & Afrojack in its 13th week inside the top 200. Fréro Delavega‘s “Le Chant Des Sirènes” gets its peak position, as it climbs eleven at number 21 in its seventh week on the chart.

“Pretty Girls” is this week’s highest new entry at 25 for Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea (1,612 sales). The song is Iggy Azalea‘s fourth top 30 hit in France, and the 33rd for Britney Spears. The latter reached the top of the singles chart three times, with “…Baby One More Time” (for two weeks in April and May 1999), “Womanizer” (for five weeks in December 2008 and January 2009), and “Scream & Shout” (as a featured artist with will.i.am, for one week in January 2013).

In its 14th week inside the 200 best-sellers, “G.D.F.R.” is back up six places at 27 for Flo Rida featuring Sage The Gemini & Lookas. It peaked at number 22 in March. “Elastic Heart” jumps from 38 to number 31 for Sia featuring The Weeknd & Diplo in its 18th week on the chart. It’s up eight places at 33 for Tiësto & Kshmr featuring Vassy with “Secrets” in their second week in the top 200.

“Suge Knight” gives Rohff his 12th top 40 hit, as it debuts at number 40 (1,000 sales). His “Qui Est L’Exemple ?” was at the top for three consecutive weeks in March 2002. In its third week on the chart, “Something About You” moves up nine places at 41 for Hayden James.

Unsurprisingly Francis Cabrel spends a second consecutive week at the top of the French albums chart with In Extremis (40,682 sales / -63%), the LP has sold a total of 149,550 copies so far. There is no change at number two also for Louane with Chambre 12 in her tenth week inside the top 10 (21,318 sales / +2%).

Thanks to a new edition with five new songs, Kendji Girac‘s eponymous album is back up one place at three in its 35th week inside the ten best-sellers (18,087 sales / +107%). The compilation Top 50 – 30 Ans (100 Tubes) Vol. 2 is this week’s highest new entry at number four (11,000 sales). Another compilation, NRJ Hit List 2015 opens at five (8,000 sales).

Mac Tyer enters at number six with Je Suis Une Légende (7,711 sales). The new album is his first top 10 LP, he peaked at 25 in October 2010 with Hat-Trick. In her 20th week in the top 10, Christine And The Queens slips two places at seven with Chaleur Humaine (6,600 sales / -10%).

Encores is new at number eight for the (real) legend Charles Aznavour (6,168 sales). His Duos reached number three in January 2009. Soprano climbs one place at nine with Cosmopolitanie in his ninth week inside the top 10 (5,000 sales / +19%). Black M is down three at number ten with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde in his 38th week inside the ten best-selling LPs (4,900 sales / +2%).

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. After three weeks in the top 10, Booba‘s D.U.C. falls seven at number 15. Last week’s new entry at three, The Magic Whip is down to number 19 for Blur (3,400 sales / -68%). Another debut from last week, the album Les Stars Font Leur Cinéma goes from six to number 20 (3,400 sales / -41%). The compilation W9 Hits 2015 Vol. 2 moves down a massive 22 places at 31 in its third week on the chart.

You can find these albums at €6.99 : in its 75th week inside the top 250, the soundtrack to the movie La Reine Des Neiges (Frozen) climbs eleven at number 13 (4,300 sales), Stromae‘s Racine Carrée moves up 29 places at 16 in its 90th week on the chart (3,800 sales), and Indila jumps from 58 to number 22 with Mini World in her 63rd week inside the 250 best-sellers (3,000 sales).

Affaire de Famille is new at number 27 for MZ. Django Django‘s Born Under Saturn debuts at 34. Their eponymous LP peaked at number 68 in February 2012. Mumford & Sons are not huge in France, that’s a fact as they only open at 54 with Wilder Mind. It’s their first top 60 album though, as Sigh No More reached number 173 in April 2010, and Babel was number 67 in September 2012.

There is no big surprise at the top of the French singles chart, as OMI‘s “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)” is still Number One for the seventh consecutive week in its eighth week inside the top 10 (8,100 sales / +1%). “Lean On” spends a fourth non-consecutive week at two for Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake & MØ in its sixth week inside the ten best-sellers (6,400 sales / +7%).

This week’s highest new entry goes to Maître Gims at number three with “Est-Ce Que Tu M’Aimes ?” (5,440 sales). The new song is his fifth top three hit, after “J’Me Tire” (Number One for four weeks in March and April 2013), “Bella” (number three in May and June 2013), Vitaa‘s “Game Over” (as a featured artist, Number One for one week in October 2013), and “Zombie” (number three from December 2013 to February 2014).

In its fourth week in the top 10, “See You Again” moves down one place at four for Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (5,200 sales / +2%). Marina Kaye also slips one at number five with “Homeless” in her fifth week inside the top 10 (4,300 sales / +10%). Louane has still two songs inside the ten best-sellers : “Jour 1” climbs two places at six (3,600 sales / +33%), and “Avenir” is down one at number eight (3,100 sales / +15%).

Kendji Girac‘s “Conmigo” gets its peak position as it moves up three places at seven in its third week in the top 10 (3,100 sales / +29%). Zara Larsson falls four at number nine with “Uncover” in her fourth week inside the top 10 (3,000 sales / +3%). “Goodbye” enters the top 10, as it jumps from 15 to number ten for Feder featuring Lyse in its 12th week on the chart (2,900 sales / +53%).

Two songs drop out of the top 10 this week. After three weeks inside the ten best-sellers, “Firestone” moves down five places at eleven for Kygo featuring Conrad. Ellie Goulding slips three at number twelve with “Love Me Like You Do”. The song peaked at five and spent ten weeks in the top 10.

In his ninth week on the chart, Makassy climbs ten places at 20 with “Doucement”. Ben E. King sadly died last week, and his famous 1961 hit “Stand By Me” re-enters at number 23 (1,800 sales). The song was reissued in 1987 when it reached number 20 in June. In its 17th week inside the 200 best-sellers, Vianney‘s “Pas Là” is up three places at 24.

Jul gets his fourth top 30 hit, as “Je Tourne En Rond” jumps from 64 to number 28 in its second week on the chart. “Mieux Que Nous” moves up seven places at 29 for M. Pokora featuring Soprano in its ninth week in the top 200.

Thanks to a physical release last week, Madonna‘s “Ghosttown” climbs 21 at number 34 in its 11th week on the chart (600 physical copies sold for a total of 1,400 sales). The song is her 51st top 40 hit in France. Nekfeu gets his first one, as “On Verra” debuts at 36. His “Egérie” had peaked at number 49 in April.

Francis Cabrel‘s In Extremis debuts straight to the top of this week’s French albums chart with… 108,868 copies sold ! It’s not that surprising as it’s his seventh Number One LP, after Sarbacane (for ten weeks from September to November 1989), the hugely successful Samedi Soir Sur La Terre (for 29 weeks from April 1994 to February 1995), Hors Saison (for 14 weeks from April to July 1999), Les Beaux Dégâts (for five weeks in May and June 2004), Des Roses Et Des Orties (for six weeks from April to June 2008), and Vise Le Ciel Ou Bob Dylan Revisité (for two weeks in October and November 2012).

After four non-consecutive weeks at Number One, Louane slips to two with Chambre 12 in her ninth week inside the top 10 (20,963 sales / +26%). The Magic Whip gives Blur their first top 10 LP in France, as it enters at number three with 10,545 sales. Think Tank peaked at eleven in May 2003.

In its 34th week inside the ten best-sellers, Kendji Girac‘s eponymous album moves down two places at four (8,751 sales / +21%). Chaleur Humaine stays at number five for Christine And The Queens in its 19th week in the top 10 (7,335 sales / +11%).

Les Stars Font Leur Cinéma opens at six with 5,797 copies sold. In this album, you can find artists like Tal, M. Pokora, Corneille giving their own versions of songs from famous movies. In his 37th week inside the top 10, Black M is a non-mover at number seven with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde (4,800 sales / +7%).

Booba‘s D.U.C. falls four places at eight in its third week inside the ten best-selling LPs (4,400 sales / -34%). The compilation W9 Hits 2015 Vol. 2 climbs two at number nine in its second week on the chart. Soprano is down two places at ten with Cosmopolitanie in his eighth week in the top 10 (4,200 sales / -2%).

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. After four consecutive weeks inside the top 10, Selah Sue slips two at number eleven with Reason. Violetta‘s Crecimos Juntos moves down six places at twelve in its second week on the chart. Les Enfoirés fall five at number 15 with Sur La Route Des Enfoirés. Last week’s new entry at three, Somnambules is down to number 18 for Raphaël (3,200 sales / -54%).

As he sang at the final of the TV show “The Voice” on 25th April, Josh Groban jumps from 45 to number 13 with Stages in his second week inside the top 250 (3,600 sales). It’s Josh Groban‘s second top 20 LP in France, after Awake (number five in January 2007). The compilation Planète Rap 2015 is new at 17.

In its 23rd week on the chart, Alain Souchon & Laurent Voulzy‘s self-titled album is up five places at 22. It spent one week at the top last November. As you can now find it on DVD, the soundtrack from the movie La Famille Bélier climbs 16 at number 27 in its 20th week inside the 250 best-sellers.

Je Vous Salis Ma Rue enters at 29 for Kacem Wapalek. Street Réalité is another new entry, at number 33 for Kamikaz (2,300 sales). This year’s winner of the TV show “Nouvelle Star”, Emji debuts at 53 with her eponymous EP which was only released digitally (1,200 sales).